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Whites 1-1 Brentford

“The option was either playing long balls or playing from the back and we chose to build from the back, but we made many mistakes, not because of the opponent, but because we were trying to do things and because of that we had the feeling the opponent was hurting us.

“The opponent didn’t make any mistakes we could take advantage of.”

He added: ”We could have won the game and we could have lost the game, but it wouldn’t be fair to say we were close to winning the game. That was not the case.”

Neal Maupay opened the scoring in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot after Bailey Peacock-Farrell was adjudged to have fouled Ollie Watkins in the box.

It was a goal the visitors deserved, especially because of their attacking threats in the first half.

While Birmingham City are the only team to have beaten United in the Championship, the likes of Swansea City and Brentford have caught the eye in their draws with the Whites.

Neal Maupay (second left) celebrates after scoring his side's first goal of the game from the penalty spot during the Championship match at Elland Road on Saturday, October 6, 2018 between Leeds United and Brentford (Image: Richard Sellers/PA Wire)